Iosif Pogrebissky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch11 · 1939 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Iosif Pogrebissky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 13
Date 1939.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/ppq5/8/3pPb2/PPp2Pp1/2P3p1/1N2Q2r/5KR1 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Nf3 Nbc6
  8. 8.Bd3 Qa5
  9. 9.Qd2 c4
  10. 10.Be2 Qa4
  11. 11.O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Ng5 h6
  13. 13.Nh3 O-O-O
  14. 14.f4 f6
  15. 15.Nf2 h5
  16. 16.Nd1 Nf5
  17. 17.Nb2 Qa5
  18. 18.a4 g5
  19. 19.Nd1 g4
  20. 20.exf6 Rdf8
  21. 21.Ba3 Rxf6
  22. 22.Bb4 Nxb4
  23. 23.cxb4 Qb6
  24. 24.c3 Qc7
  25. 25.Nb2 Rhf8
  26. 26.Bd1 Ne7
  27. 27.g3 Rh8
  28. 28.Bc2 h4
  29. 29.Kg2 Nf5
  30. 30.Bxf5 Rxf5
  31. 31.Qe2 Rfh5
  32. 32.Rh1 e5
  33. 33.dxe5 Bf5
  34. 34.Rag1 hxg3
  35. 35.Kf1 Rxh2
  36. 36.Rxh2 Rxh2

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